Nightmare Hour

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Nightmare Hour
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Author R. L. Stine
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Horror fiction, Children's literature
PublishedAugust 1999 HarperCollins
Media typePrint (Paperback and Hardcover)
Pages148
ISBN 0-06-028688-1

Nightmare Hour is a 1999 children's horror collection by R. L. Stine. It is composed of 10 different short stories, ranging from "Pumpkinhead" to "The Ghostly Stare", and was a New York Times bestseller from the year 1999 to 2000. [1]

Contents

All but "Make Me a Witch" were made into episodes of R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour TV series. However, "Make Me a Witch" is similar to the "Intruders" episode.

Stories

Reception

Nightmare Hour was on the New York Times bestseller list from 1999 to 2000 [1] and was awarded the Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Award for Best Horror/Mystery Book. [2]

Sofrina Hinton from Kidsreads said "with its lavish illustrations and clever, direct storytelling and themes that speak to every one of us, NIGHTMARE HOUR is a worthy read for horror fans of any age". [3] Maria Dolan from Amazon commented that "these are tales you'll be too scared to put down". [4] Molly S. Kinney from the Library Journal stated "it's guaranteed to produce goosebumps". [4]

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References

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